I made a couple of simple DIY sewing guides and though someone else might find them useful.
Grosgrain guide:
1) Pull a berry or spinach box out of your recycling box. Cut the flat panel out.
2) Fold it like in the diagram. Avoid sharp 180deg folds or the grosgrain will get pinched. I used the edge of a rule to get nice corners. No need to crush the folds, it's ok if it springs open a bit. The GG should slide nicely in it, neither sticking nor flopping around.
3) At the end where the GG will be drawn in, round the two sharp corners to prevent snags.
4) Stick the lower surface to your sewing machine using quality double sided tape. The tape shown in the first image works well. I just noticed that the French side of the package is showing, so for those not fluent, it is indoor carpet tape for vinyl, ceramic and wood. Place the guide as far toward the needle as it can be without covering the feed dogs. The presser foot will overhang the guide, so the fabric channel will open and close when the foot goes up and down.
5) The intake end will naturally spring open a bit. If necessary, spread it open a bit more.
6) Feed GG in the guide, and place fabric in the centre slot. Once you get started, you can forget about the GG and only need to focus on making sure the fabric stays fully in the slot.
Good luck!
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